Before leaving the room, Katsuki warns Izuku not to apply to U.A. Katsuki reminds Izuku that only he himself is destined to reach that school and Izuku is just a stepping stone for his greatness. They take his hero notebook and Katsuki burns it before tossing it out the window into a fish pond. Katsuki and two of his friends confront Izuku after class. He tells Izuku that because he is Quirkless, he will never succeed at anything, especially getting into U.A. Katsuki berates Izuku and uses his Quirk to scare him by exploding his desk. The teacher discloses that Izuku is also attempting to get into U.A., much to Katsuki's displeasure. High School and surpass the number one hero: All Might. In consequence he tells them all that he alone will attend U.A. He refers to his classmates as beneath him because of him acing the mock tests and his powerful Quirk. Synopsis Entrance Exam Arcĭuring class at Aldera Junior High school, the teacher announces that all students will graduate, and Katsuki contends the notion that he is of the same status as his peers. This would strain the relationship between the two for years to come. He believed that Izuku made him appear as if he needed aid from someone who is much beneath him. Izuku offered a helping hand, but Katsuki's pride caused him to take this an insult. Believing himself to be better than everyone else, Katsuki looked down on Izuku especially because he lacked a Quirk altogether.ĭespite this, Izuku still considered the two of them to be friends at the time, but things escalated when Izuku tried to help Katsuki after he fell off a small bridge into a stream. As a result of this, he developed a twisted superiority complex as a young child. He was constantly praised for his powerful Quirk and other talents. Once Katsuki developed his Quirk, his aggressive tendencies transformed into heinous bullying. With Izuku looking on, Katsuki says that the most amazing hero always wins no matter what. Sometime later, Katsuki defeated a few fourth graders, as a first-grader, who bumped into him. While watching a video of him at the electronics store, Katsuki tells his friends that All Might is the greatest hero because of his ability to achieve victory. Katsuki always admired All Might when he was young because the number one hero would always win against the odds. "The most amazing hero always wins in the end." Despite this, Izuku continued to follow him around.
Because of this praise, Katsuki developed a rather arrogant and self-inflated view of himself and would often pick on Izuku and gave him the nickname "Deku". Izuku and the other boys always looked up to Katsuki because of his energy, confidence, and natural-born talents (shown by his ability to juggle a football, read as well as making a stone skip seven times on water as a four year old he was the type who could do anything he tried his hand at). Izuku and Katsuki's other childhood friends gave him the nickname "Kacchan". Katsuki Bakugo grew up in the same neighborhood as Izuku Midoriya since they were young children.